Dietetic chocolate and cocoa.



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DIETETIC CHOCOLATE AND COCOA.

952,418. 4 Specification of Letters Patent Patented Mar. 1L5, 1191M). No Drawing. Application filed August 14, 1909. Serial No. 512,851.

To all whom it may concern." various origin and condition or quality. 5

Be it known that we, EMIL CoLLn'rr, doc- Certain kinds of ferments. Micro organtor of philosophy, a subject of the 'King of isms such as those serving in the various Norway, and Monrrz EQKARDT, doctor of countries for the production of sour milk. philosophy, a subject of the Emperor of A mixture of the above-mentioned micro Germany, both residing at NedreSlotsgade organisms. Enzyms or ferments which so 3, Christiania, Norway, have invented cerproduce a similar fermentation. In other tain new and useful Improvements in Diewords, the bacteria used are true lactic acid tetic Chocolate and Cocoa; and we do heredevelopers, such as streptococci, rod bacby declare the followin to be-a full, clear, teria, and such bacteria which are morphoand exact description of the invention, such logically and biologically akin to the above- 6 as will enable others skilled in the art to named bacteria and which, like said bacwhich it appertains to make and use the teria, are distinguished as being capable of same. producing lacticacid from carbohydrates On account of their nutritive value and without developing gas. delicious taste cocoa and chocolate are con- The invention may, for instance, be carsidered very valuable aliments, strengthenried into practice in one of the following ers and beverages. They would be used ways: The cocoa material is mixed with ormore frequently, especially by children, sick ganisms capable of surviving, when dried, people and convalescents if it were not for either alone or together with moisture-abtheir marked constipating effect, which sorbing substances, for instance starch or makes the enjoyment of the above mensugar: or, the cocoa or chocolate is mixed tioned substances impossible to many peowith fluid cultures originating. from the ple. The remedying of this evil by mixing above-mentioned organisms and the mixture the substances with laxatives would not be is dried at a low temperature; or, the abovepractical, as it is well known that any one mentioned micro-organisms are added to laxative shouldnot be taken for a long pethe milk, and, when these. organisms have riod, but should be exchanged for others multiplied to a certain degree the milk is after a time, as the relaxing effects of the dried at a low temperature, and this milkj remedy will decrease, and. finally totally powder, containing living jorganisms, is vanish." Moreover only very few laxatives .then like other milk powders, employed in can be mixed with cocoa or chocolate, as the the production of milk chocolate. bad taste ofthe remedies makes their em- We claim ployment undesirable or impossible. 11 In the manufacture of cocoa or choco- The present invention consists in adding late in solid form, the process which consists living micro-or anisms, especially lactic in incorporating with one or more, of the acid bacteria or erment, to the cocoa, which materials contained in commercial cocoa or organisms multiply in the digestive organs chocolate, one or moreferments, substanand form in connection with the chocolate tially such as specified, adapted to develop ingredients (starch or sugar) or'in conneclactic-acid from carbohydrates Without detion with milk chocolate or milk substances, veloping gas. 96

' such substances as are present in sour milk, 2. As a new product, indifferent orlaxaand which promote digestion. tive cocoa or chocolate in solid form contain- 4 The quantity of the added acid forming, ing ferments substantially such as'described or fermenting substance, should be reguand capable of developing lactic acid from lated, on the one hand according to the acid -carbo-hydrates without developing gas.

forming power of the stock of bacteria em- In testimony that we claim the foregoing ployed, and on the other hand according to as our invention, we have signed our names theefiect desired, if laxative or indifferent, in presence-of two subscribing witnesses.

that is, if the constipating effect of the cocoa EMIL COLLETT.

material is. te be whollyor partly compenf MORITZ ECKARDT. sated by means of the lactic acid. Witnesses: l

As acid forming substances the follow- HENRY Bonnnwion,

ing may be used: Lactic acidba'cteria of M. ALGER. 

